‘A Place of Stories: Designing Tea Stall’ brings art and architecture together by reimagining the cultural emblem of tea stalls
Alliance Française de Dhaka is one of those locations where you can catch art exhibitions every month of the year.
That said, it can feel a bit repetitive walking into the same La Galerie in Dhanmondi every other week, seeing paintings hung on those familiar whitish-grey walls.
But every now and then, they surprise you with something totally different—at least, different enough to stand out to the average art lover. Their current exhibition, put together by Claymire—a group of architects, designers, and researchers- is one of those experiences that breaks the usual mold.
‘A Place of Stories: Designing Tea Stall’ is about combining art and architecture to give the traditional tea stall—or “tong” as we call it in Bangladesh—a fresh, community-focused twist.
Out of more than 400 submissions from over 1,000 participants across different countries, these creative designs bring together culture, practicality, and sustainability. The top 50, chosen by the jurors, have …
